The Conspirator (
2011) | IMDb:
6.9
Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.
Starring:
James McAvoy
,
Robin Wright
,
Evan Rachel Wood
,
Kevin Kline
,
Alexis Bledel
,
Danny Huston
Lions for Lambs (
2007) | IMDb:
6.2
Three stories told simultaneously in ninety minutes of real time: a Republican Senator who's a presidential hopeful gives an hour-long interview to a skeptical television reporter, detailing a strategy for victory in Afghanistan; two special forces ambushed on an Afghani ridge await rescue as Taliban forces close in; a poli-sci professor at a California college invites a student to re-engage.
The Legend of Bagger Vance (
2000) | IMDb:
6.7
World War I has left golfer Rannulph Junuh a poker-playing alcoholic, his perfect swing gone. Now, however, he needs to get it back to play in a tournament to save the financially ravaged golf course of a long-ago sweetheart. Help arrives in the form of mysterious caddy Bagger Vance.
Starring:
Matt Damon
,
Will Smith
,
Charlize Theron
,
Bruce McGill
,
Joel Gretsch
,
J. Michael Moncrief
A Civil Action (
1998) | IMDb:
6.6
Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to 'get rid of' a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obsession, to the extent that he is willing to give up everything—including his career and his clients' goals—in order to continue the case against all odds.
Starring:
John Travolta
,
Robert Duvall
,
Tony Shalhoub
,
William H. Macy
,
Zeljko Ivanek
,
Bruce Norris
The Horse Whisperer (
1998) | IMDb:
6.7
The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.
Starring:
Robert Redford
,
Kristin Scott Thomas
,
Sam Neill
,
Scarlett Johansson
,
Dianne Wiest
,
Chris Cooper
Quiz Show (
1994) | IMDb:
7.5
Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show introduces the highly skilled contestant Charles Van Doren to replace Stempel, it compels Stempel to let out his frustrations and call out the show as rigged. Lawyer Richard Goodwin steps in and attempts to uncover the orchestrated deception behind the scenes.
Starring:
Ralph Fiennes
,
John Turturro
,
Paul Scofield
,
Rob Morrow
,
David Paymer
,
Christopher McDonald
The Milagro Beanfield War (
1988) | IMDb:
6.8
The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New Mexico town and the real estate developers and politicians determined to acquire their land for a golf resort.
Starring:
Rubén Blades
,
Richard Bradford
,
Sônia Braga
,
Julie Carmen
,
James Gammon
,
Melanie Griffith